noun. Any of various large, nonvenomous, chiefly tropical snakes of the family Boidae, which includes the anacondas, the boa constrictor, and other snakes that coil around and asphyxiate their prey.

noun. A long fluffy scarf made of soft material, such as fur or feathers.

noun. [capitalized] In herpetology, a genus of very large non-venomous serpents, of the family Boidæ, notable for their power of constriction.

noun. In ordinary language, some large serpent, as a boa-constrictor, anaconda, or python; any member of the family Boidæ or Pythonidæ.

noun. A long and slender cylindrical wrap of fur, worn by women round the neck.

noun. A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (Boa imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (Boa eques).

noun. A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.

noun. Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico, and the chevalier boa of Peru.

noun. A type of scarf typically made from feathers.

noun. a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur

noun. any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs

"The emperor boa, or boa constrictor as well as all the others to which the name boa applies are, according to Cuvier, natives of America."

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